Baby-feeding device



May 4 1926.

- E. PEARSON BABY FEEDING DEVICE Filed April 5 9 [Mme/Ike fifPeanSO/Y INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented May 4, 1926.

UNITED STATES EMMELINE H. PEARSON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA;

PATENT OFFICE.

BABY-FEEDING DEVICE.

Application filed April 5, 1924. Serial No. 704,452.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMELINE H. PEAR- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vashington, in the District of Columbia,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Baby-Feeding Devices, of which the following is a specification.

constituting thepreferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a. longitudinal central section of the device, on an enlarged scale.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both views of the drawings.

Among other elements my novel device comprises a rigid tubularbody 1 which is preferably of glass though it may be of any other material appropriate to the purpose, of my invention without involving departure from the scope of the invention as clalmed.

At its rear or. heel end the body 1 is joined to an elastic compressible bulb 2, preferably of soft vulcanized rubber,the said bulb being adapted tobe compressed for the discharge of liquid food from the body 1 and being also adapted when relieved of pressure to resume its normal state shown in- Figures 1 and 2. Any approved means may be employed for joining the body 1 and the bulb 2, though'I prefer to rib the body 'nearits heel end, as designated by 3 in Figure 2, and to spring the open end of the bulb over the ribbed portion of the body so that because of its elasticity the bulb will be securely to retain. said sleeve on the body 1 and thoughdetachably held to and on the body.

The forward end (portion of the body 1 'isby 4 and on the said tav tapered as designate pered portion is mounted a cushioning sleeve 5' elastic in character and formed by pref.-

erence, of soft vulcanized rubber. It is within the purview of my invention to depend. on the inherent elastic1ty of the sleeve 5 cleansing of the device after use.

against casual displacement or to use any appropriate means to secure the sleeve on the body. I prefer, however, for the purpose indicated to rib the forward portion of the body 1 as designated by 6 and to spring the rear portion of the sleeve 5 over the rib or ribs as illustrated at the left of Figure 2.

At its forward end which is preferably arranged flush with thedischarge end of the body 1, the sleeve 5 is preferably, though not necessarily, flanged as designated by 7.

. In the practical use of my novel device, the forward end thereof is immersed in liquid food, and the-bulb 2 is compressed and relieved of pressure alternatelyto effect the filling of the device with liquid food; The forward end of the device is then inserted between the lips of a baby, and the bulb 2 is compressed, whereupon the liquid food will be forced from the device into the babys mouth and this 'in a natural manner, the pressure on the bulb 2 being, of course,- varied as different conditions require. In this connection it will benoted that the sleeved portion of the device may be inserted a con- .siderable distance into a babys mouth without danger of injury. to the infant fin the event that it bites down on the device; and it will also be noted that the sleeved forward portion of the device will be comfortable to the infant and because of this and the naturalnes's of the administration the infant will'be encouraged to take an adequate-quantityof food-i. e., all that the nurse wishes to ZIClII'IlHlStEI', I

Manifestly because ofjthe tight fit of the sleeve 5 about the forward portion of the tubular-body there'is no liability of. liquid food getting between the tubular body and the sleeve/5 and'hence no necessity of removing the sleeve 5 to assure thorough distinctly understood,-.however, that the sleeve 5 is'susceptible of ready removal and may therefore be taken off'for cleansing pu r It is to be poses with facility and as readily replaced on the discharge portion ofthe tubular body.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in orde'rto impart a full, clear and exact'understanding of the said embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to the spec fic COIlStlL'ZlZlOIl and'rela-- tlvearrangement. of parts inasmuch as 1n the pered portion of the body; with the outer end arranged flush with the outerend of the tapered portion of the body, an annular flange at the outer end of the cushioning sleeve, the rear end portion of the body being ribbed and the open end of the bulb being sprun over said ribbed portion, and the body eing also ribbed back of its forward tapered portion and the cushioning sleeve being sprung over the last-named ribbed portion.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature EMMELINE H. PEARSON. 

